tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post3454297905851546728..comments2015-03-30T13:24:37.395+01:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Phew KewPeter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-69368162558252230622011-12-05T08:12:26.081+00:002011-12-05T08:12:26.081+00:00It is a very long time ago that I visited Kew, and...It is a very long time ago that I visited Kew, and I enjoyed it very well, as much for the architectural versus the horticultural experience. The only quibble I have is that the noise from nearby Heathrow is a crying shame! Much more sensible to move that wartime edifice to the Channel, and to give Kew goers and Londonders peace and quiet. My visit to the nether reaches of the British Isles did not allow for such an extended enjoyment of the Indian summer. It was almost like an Indian afternoon actually.columnisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-78847574428783044032011-10-28T02:26:50.449+01:002011-10-28T02:26:50.449+01:00You noted that Kew Garden&#39;s temperate house wa...You noted that Kew Garden&#39;s temperate house was once the largest plant house in the world. I am not sooooo excited by that, but I AM delighted that it is still the biggest surviving Victorian glass structure anywhere. It was so influential that I have had fun tracing the architectural impact on later buildings.Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-77722832242621048582011-10-02T00:04:15.860+01:002011-10-02T00:04:15.860+01:00It&#39;s donkeys&#39; since I&#39;ve been to Kew a...It&#39;s donkeys&#39; since I&#39;ve been to Kew and I keep meaning to make a weekend of it; one day rummaging in the National Archives and one day wafting around the glasshouses. You&#39;ve inspired me to get my finger out.Wartime Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337425530017564079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-17836767324081777072011-10-01T23:14:24.821+01:002011-10-01T23:14:24.821+01:00Flying into Heathrow from Germany, I often see the...Flying into Heathrow from Germany, I often see these and the whole of Kew Gardens from the air - it&#39;s a great view.Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-12628409603022837312011-10-01T17:49:38.333+01:002011-10-01T17:49:38.333+01:00Lovely photographs. They remind me that I must rev...Lovely photographs. They remind me that I must revisit Kew and admire the glasshouses - and the plants - and consider the pergolas, carefully...Philip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.com